Atencion, Posicion, Freeze

There are three very important words for you to learn before you proceed in Drama class. 

These words are:

 FREEZE

ATENCION

POSICION.

When you hear FREEZE, your job is to stop what you are doing immediately, and FREEZE in whatever position you are in. We will learn more about why FREEZE is important in class.

ATENCION is how we come together and pay attention to what each other may or may not be saying.  When you hear ATENCION, you stop what you are doing, repeat it back, and salute Ms Cooper. This lets us know that everyone is paying attention and ready to hear whatever is being said.

POSICION is how we say “at ease.” Once Ms Cooper knows that you are listening, and focused on the next step of directions or instructions, she will say POSICION and you may sit or take notes.

DRAMA CLASS GUIDELINES

Drama Class Guidelines

I prefer not to use the word “rules” when discussing the class because I feel that it makes students feel boxed in and unable to be creative.  I have also found that when one person makes the “rules” and passes them down to a group of people, they don’t go over as well as if the group comes up with them on their own. As a result, we will be creating a list of guidelines together.

1. Be Respectful. Everyone is going to make a fool of themselves in this class.  If we are not respectful of each other and not considerate of how everyone feels, no one will be comfortable sharing.  We don’t have to like each other, but we will be respectful.
2. Dress Appropriately.  This class requires movement.  Overly tight or low rise pants and shirts, oversized pants, shirts, and sweatshirts can impede your movement and cause you to possibly hurt or expose yourself.  You should wear loose fitting clothes that you can move in without injury or embarrassment. 
3. Keep ALL Body Parts & Fluids to Yourself. I used to tell people not to hit, and then I had an incident with a kicker. Then I decided to tell kids to keep hands and feet to themselves and I had a student who scratched and bit others. Then I decided to say 'keep all body parts to yourself,' and then a student spit on another student. YUCK! For the sake of safety, please, let's try to follow this guideline.
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Make a list of a few things that you think we need to have in our class for us to all be successful.

If I do not follow the class guidelines, I understand that the following will occur.

1^st Offense:            Warning from Ms. Cooper.

2^nd Offense:            Lunch Detention with Ms. Cooper.

3^rd Offense:            Phone Call Home & After School Detention with School Deans.

Anything that occurs past the 3^rd Offense will require a parental conference with Ms. Cooper.